“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire. 

Roleplay Heavy

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

“Roleplay Lite” games typically include some story and character interactions but keep the emphasis on other gameplay elements like exploration or combat. While these games can still feature character-driven moments, they tend to favor quicker scenes with less focus on extensive backstories or dramatic roleplay.

Roleplay Lite

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Gothic Horror

Horror

Fantasy

Historical

Pirate

Cozy

Espionage

Beth

I'm Beth, I've been playing DND for just over a year and absolutely love it! I started as a player last summer and have been DMing since April. My experience is with DND 5E 2014 rules, but I am familiar with 2024 also!

One of the things I love about playing DND is the opportunity to roleplay, create stories and explore worlds. 

Outside of the table, I often find myself as the resident artist! I love creating props, illustrating characters and in the last campaign I played, making a character journal. 

Beth

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